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Warhammer Fantasy: Divided Loyalties - an Advisor's Quest

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Redshirt Army said:
To me, WEBIR just seems to fit the same sort of naming convention as CEA, RIKEN, NIMS, CSIRO, or CERN - it's a name I could see a real research institute having, in a way that WEBER just isn't.
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I'll admit, I was actually thinking along those lines when I suggested those edits. Though the example in my head was more NASA and "the more pronounceable government alphabet agencies" than research institutes specifically.

Really though, I just find it heartening to see vocal support for my contributions there. ^_^
 
Derpmind said:
I'm sold. Two syllables just gives it that oomph.
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It's three though. Kah-raz Kron. It's punchier than Kron-Azil-Ungol because the latter is five syllables. And because there's no flow to it. It's 1-2-2, and lacks alliteration, so it doesn't quite flow right. Compare, for example, to Karaz-a-Karak. Same number of syllables, but the latter is 2-1-2 and alliterates, so it sounds better, despite not being shorter.

ReImagined said:
Therefore, I ask any and all comers to help brainstorm for the Karag Nar Institute of [G word] Holistic Thaumaturgy!
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Karag Nar Institute of Groundbreaking Holistic Thaumaturgy.
 
Changing my vote. Feeling a bit less sure about the branch college name.

[x] (LIBRARY) Head Librarian
[x] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron
 
[x] (LIBRARY) High-level policy
[x] (BRANCH NAME) Weber Interdisciplinary Studies & Experiments Research Academy & Scholastic Society
[x] (LIBRARY NAME) The Library of Karak-Eight-Peaks / Kron-Azril-Ungol / The Archive of the Silvery Depths
[x] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch for Esoteric Research
 
Ok, here's the thing though folks:

We were told that grey wizards don't really get recognition. In response, we literal WROTE HER NAME into the fabric of the colleges. Remember that this is the second move- the first was all of the safe rooms from the dwarves, which placed her first name into the Altdorf main campuses. It passed without comment, really, but it's *there*.

So when we sign her last name with a flourish into the history of the dwarves and colleges, you are right that it is a bit too on the nose. Because then, when the rest of the colleges hear about it, they'll finally put the pieces together on the safe rooms. And it will be SO much funnier as a two-part joke, where Algarad can sigh at us on first glance, and literally head-desk when he gets the layers.

It's genius and planning and patience and genuine goodwill, worthy of the best of Ranald.


[X] (LIBRARY) Head Librarian
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) The Library of Karak-Eight-Peaks / Kron-Azril-Ungol / The Archive of the Silvery Depths
[X] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch for Esoteric Research
 
[X] (LIBRARY) High-level policy
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) The Library of Karak-Eight-Peaks / Kron-Azril-Ungol / The Archive of the Silvery Depths
[X] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch of Intersectional Research
 
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deathofrats0808 said:
Karag Nar Institute of Groundbreaking Holistic Thaumaturgy.
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"My fields!" Panoramia cried out in dismay. Looking around for a culprit, she spotted a flash of red in the billowing clouds of dust and smoke. "You! What did you just do?"

The Bright wizard shrugged. "Well it isn't the Karag Nar Institute of Groundfixing Holistic Thaumaturgy, now is it?"

"Quite right, lad!" the runesmith behind him agreed. "Anyways, I reckon that was ten percent. Satisfactory for a test run, if barely so. When we scale this properly..."
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Thanks! I'll add it to the list.

[X] (LIBRARY) Head Librarian
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron

[X] (BRANCH NAME) Karag Nar Institute of Groundbreaking Holistic Thaumaturgy

[X] (BRANCH NAME) Karag Nar Institute of Generative Holistic Thaumaturgy
[X] (BRANCH NAME) Karag Nar Institute of Holistic Thaumaturgy

[] (BRANCH NAME) Karag Nar Institute of Globally Holistic Thaumaturgy
[] (BRANCH NAME) Karag Nar Institute of Geostrategic Holistic Thaumaturgy
[] (BRANCH NAME) Karag Nar Institute of General Holistic Thaumaturgy
 
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Let me tell you that the ethnic cleansing comment was...a lot to have as an alert with no context.

(Especially when Mathilde is building a library with no real violence in sight? 23 pages? I feel like the pizza guy gif.)
 
Glau said:
Ok, here's the thing though folks:

We were told that grey wizards don't really get recognition. In response, we literal WROTE HER NAME into the fabric of the colleges. Remember that this is the second move- the first was all of the safe rooms from the dwarves, which placed her first name into the Altdorf main campuses. It passed without comment, really, but it's *there*.

So when we sign her last name with a flourish into the history of the dwarves and colleges, you are right that it is a bit too on the nose. Because then, when the rest of the colleges hear about it, they'll finally put the pieces together on the safe rooms. And it will be SO much funnier as a two-part joke, where Algarad can sigh at us on first glance, and literally head-desk when he gets the layers.

It's genius and planning and patience and genuine goodwill, worthy of the best of Ranald.
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So you're saying we should continue and name the next few things Dame Azrildrekked Mathilde's Mystical Elucidating Redirected Light Interpolation Chromatic Heliotropic Transposition Redisplay Engine Illuminated Targeted Eyeline Receiver?
Then later the Apparition Zhuf Restriction Invocation Leashing Dangerous Reaving Entities Known Knightly Expectation Disguise, and so on?
 
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Re-voting to add the most epic name

[x] (LIBRARY) Head Librarian
[x] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron
 
[x] (LIBRARY) High-level policy
[x] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron
 
Given how much of the budget Belegar had given her for her position has gone *directly* into books, along with how much of her own money she had spent...

I'd say importing books (not collecting- it's a bit more extensive than collecting) is the thing she is best known for among the merchants and caravanners (who spread most of the rumors between places) since coming to the Karak.
 
[X] (LIBRARY) Head Librarian
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) The Library of Karak-Eight-Peaks / Kron-Azril-Ungol / The Archive of the Silvery Depths
[X] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch for Esoteric Research
 
[x] (LIBRARY) Head Librarian
[x] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch of Intersectional Research
[x] (LIBRARY NAME) The Library of Karak-Eight-Peaks / Kron-Azril-Ungol / The Archive of the Silvery Depths
 
[X] (LIBRARY) High-level policy

[X] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) The Library of Karak-Eight-Peaks / Kron-Azril-Ungol / The Archive of the Silvery Depths
 
[X] (LIBRARY) Head Librarian
[X] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch of Intersectional Research
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron

A part of me dreads having to balance our work with both this and the Waystone project taking up a lot of our time. But I can't resist BOOK.
 
[X] (LIBRARY) High-level policy
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron
[X] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch for Esoteric Research​
 
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Alliterate said:
So you're saying we should continue and name the next few things Dame Azrildrekked Mathilde's Mystical Elucidating Redirected Light Interpolation Chromatic Heliotropic Transposition Redisplay Engine Illuminated Targeted Eyeline Receiver?
Then later the Apparition Zonal Restriction Invocation Leashing Dangerous Reaving Entities Known Knightly Expectation Disguise, and so on?
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First is obviously seviroscope. Second is... the spell to bind and use Red Riders, I guess?
 
[X] (LIBRARY) High-level policy
[X] (LIBRARY NAME) World's Memory / Karaz Kron
[X] (BRANCH NAME) World's Edge Branch of Intersectional Research
 
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